A non-parametric bootstrap-data envelopment analysis approach for environmental policy planning and management of agricultural efficiency in EU countries

P Toma, PP Miglietta, G Zurlini, D Valente… - Ecological indicators, 2017 - Elsevier
Globally, agriculture is a dominant form of human use of land with agro-ecosystems covering
about 40% of the terrestrial surface of the Earth. In this context, the European Union …

Composite eco-efficiency indicators for China based on data envelopment analysis

J Huang, J **a, Y Yu, N Zhang - Ecological indicators, 2018 - Elsevier
Eco-efficiency is of great significance in facilitating a region's sustainable development.
However, there are some inconsistencies among the concepts and also relationships of eco …

Industrial eco-efficiency and its determinants in China: A two-stage approach

K Matsumoto, Y Chen - Ecological Indicators, 2021 - Elsevier
China has undergone momentous changes and achieved remarkable economic progress
since its economic reform and opening-up in 1978. However, the consequent resource …

Ecological criteria for comparing linear and circular economies

NI Didenko, YS Klochkov, DF Skripnuk - Resources, 2018 - mdpi.com
In the present article, the main principles of the circular economy are outlined in
contradistinction with the existing and traditional linear economic model. An econometric …

Reducing waste and ecological impacts through a sustainable and efficient management of perishable food based on the Monte Carlo simulation

G La Scalia, R Micale, PP Miglietta, P Toma - Ecological Indicators, 2019 - Elsevier
In today's competitive global market it is mandatory to improve warehousing operations
integrating economic, environmental and social aspects. The recent advancement in …

Is metabolism in all regions of China performing well?–Evidence from a new DEA-Malmquist productivity approach

L Cao, Z Zhou, Y Wu, Y Huang, G Cao - Ecological Indicators, 2019 - Elsevier
Economic development is generally accompanied by the consumption of ecosystems, so it is
particularly essential to evaluate the operation of the economy-ecosystem quantitatively. In …

How did organizational resilience work before and after the financial crisis? An empirical study

P Palmi, D Morrone, PP Miglietta, G Fusco - International Journal of …, 2018 - bia.unibz.it
The purpose of this paper is to assess the role of organizational resilience as an attitude,
depending on the adoption of corporate governance, environmental and social practices …

Irrigation canal system delivery scheduling based on a particle swarm optimization algorithm

Y Liu, T Yang, RH Zhao, YB Li, WJ Zhao, XY Ma - Water, 2018 - mdpi.com
Reasonable planning of water delivery schedules for canal systems can reduce losses
caused by water seepage and improve the utilization efficiency of irrigation water. Empirical …

A comparison of solution methods for the multi-objective closed loop supply chains

O Abdolazimi, M Salehi Esfandarani, M Salehi… - Advances in Industrial …, 2020 - aie.ut.ac.ir
Increased pressure on natural resources, rising production costs, and multiple disposal
challenges resulted in a growing global demand for integrated closed sustainable supply …

Virtual water flows and economic water productivity of Italian fair-trade: The case of bananas, cocoa and coffee

PP Miglietta, C Fischer, F De Leo - British Food Journal, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose In a globalized economic system, the role of agrifood production is to ensure at the
same time both the population's livelihood and environmental resource conservation. The …